Chef de Cuisine – Luxury Resort
Location: Kelowna, BC
Salary: $75,000–$85,000
We are seeking an experienced Chef de Cuisine to lead the culinary operations of a luxury resort dining venue in Kelowna. This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on culinary leader to oversee multiple dining experiences, including fine dining, a lounge, seasonal outdoor dining and banquets, while driving food quality, team development and kitchen performance.
The Role
- Oversee daily kitchen operations, ensuring consistent food quality, presentation, portioning and timely service.
- Lead menu development, seasonal offerings and special dining experiences.
- Manage culinary execution across multiple outlets and assigned banquet events.
- Lead, train and develop the kitchen team, overseeing recruitment, onboarding, scheduling and performance management.
- Manage food costs, labour, purchasing, inventory and operating budgets.
- Monitor portion control, production levels, product usage and waste to maximize profitability.
- Build strong supplier relationships and oversee product quality and purchasing practices.
- Maintain high standards of food safety, sanitation, kitchen organization and workplace safety.
- Collaborate with front-of-house leadership and other resort departments to deliver exceptional guest experiences.
The Ideal Candidate
- 7+ years of professional kitchen experience, ideally within an upscale restaurant, hotel or resort environment.
- Previous experience leading and developing a culinary team in a high-volume or elevated dining operation.
- Strong technical culinary skills, including menu execution, large-scale production and food presentation.
- Proven understanding of food costing, inventory management, purchasing, labour scheduling and budgeting.
- Culinary certificate or diploma preferred.
- Current FoodSafe certification required.
- Passion for quality food, seasonal and local ingredients, and exceptional guest experiences.
- Strong leadership, communication and organizational skills, with the ability to perform under pressure.
- Flexible to work evenings, weekends, holidays and peak seasonal periods.
